Escherichia coli 0157:H7 general characterístics and occurence in Brazil

Authors

  • Cheila Minéia Daniel de Paula Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Márcia Regina Loiko Instituto de Pesquisas Veterinárias Desidério Finamor, Fundação Estadual de Pesquisa Agropecuária – FEPAGRO, Eldorado do Sul, RS
  • Eduardo Cesar Tondo Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Keywords:

Escherichia coli O157, H7, Brazil, food contamination, animal contamination

Abstract

Escherichia coli O157: H7 is one of the most important foodborne pathogens nowadays, since it has been responsible for severe outbreaks worldwide. Even though this food pathogen has been isolated in many countries, Brazilian foods were considered E. coli O157:H7- free until recently. However, the presence of E. coli O157:H7 has been reported in diverse foods produced in Brazil and an increasing number of isolation from cattle feces has been observed, demonstrating that this pathogen is present in different parts of Brazil, and severe foodborne outbreaks may occur in the near future if adequate control measures are not implemented.

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Author Biographies

Cheila Minéia Daniel de Paula, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Pós Graduação em Microbiologia Agrícola e do Ambiente

Eduardo Cesar Tondo, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos, Departamento de Ciência dos Alimentos

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Published

2014-07-09

How to Cite

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Paula CMD de, Loiko MR, Tondo EC. Escherichia coli 0157:H7 general characterístics and occurence in Brazil. Clin Biomed Res [Internet]. 2014 Jul. 9 [cited 2025 Jun. 24];34(2). Available from: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/article/view/46639

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 2 (2014): Clinical and Biomedical Research

Section

Review Articles

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